Tiger Woods finished -1 and took 19% of the purse. It was his 65th PGA Tour win, and 23% of the $5,775,000 he earned that season.
How the 2008 U.S. Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2008 U.S. Open Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -1 | $1,260,000 | $1,350,000 +7% |
| 2 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -1 | $611,336 | $810,000 +32% |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | England | E | $491,995 | |
| T4 | D.J. Trahan | USA | +2 | $325,923 | $307,303 |
| T4 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +2 | $325,923 | $307,303 |
| T6 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +3 | $220,686 | |
| T6 | John Merrick | USA | +3 | $220,686 | |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +3 | $220,686 | |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +4 | $160,769 | |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +4 | $160,769 | |
| T9 | Eric Axley | USA | +4 | $160,769 | |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +4 | $160,769 | |
| T9 | Heath Slocum | USA | +4 | $160,769 | |
| T14 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +5 | $122,159 | |
| T14 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +5 | $122,159 | |
| T14 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +5 | $122,159 | |
| T14 | Stewart Cink | USA | +5 | $122,159 | |
| T18 | Brandt Jobe | USA | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Chad Campbell | USA | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Mike Weir | Canada | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T18 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +6 | $87,230 | |
| T26 | Adam Scott | Australia | +7 | $57,026 | $61,252 |
| T26 | Anthony Kim | USA | +7 | $57,026 | $61,252 |
| T26 | Boo Weekley | USA | +7 | $57,026 | $61,252 |
| T29 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T29 | Bart Bryant | USA | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T29 | Jeff Quinney | USA | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T29 | Michael Thompson | USA | +8 | — | |
| T29 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T29 | Scott Verplank | USA | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T29 | Steve Stricker | USA | +8 | $48,482 | |
| T36 | Andres Romero | Argentina | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Jim Furyk | USA | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Jon Mills | Canada | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Justin Leonard | USA | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Oliver Wilson | England | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Pat Perez | USA | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Robert Dinwiddie | England | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T36 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +9 | $37,159 | $35,709 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +10 | $23,985 | |
| T48 | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | +10 | $23,985 | |
| T48 | John Rollins | USA | +10 | $23,985 | |
| T48 | Matt Kuchar | USA | +10 | $23,985 | |
| T48 | Tim Clark | South Africa | +10 | $23,985 | |
| T53 | Ben Crane | USA | +11 | $20,251 | |
| T53 | Davis Love III | USA | +11 | $20,251 | |
| T53 | Kevin Streelman | USA | +11 | $20,251 | |
| T53 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +11 | $20,251 | |
| T53 | Soren Hansen | Denmark | +11 | $20,251 | |
| T58 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +12 | $17,371 | $18,664 |
| T58 | Stephen Ames | Canada | +12 | $17,371 | $18,664 |
| T60 | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +13 | $17,691 | |
| T60 | Brett Quigley | USA | +13 | $17,691 | |
| T60 | David Toms | USA | +13 | $17,691 | |
| T60 | Nick Watney | USA | +13 | $17,691 | |
| T60 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +13 | — | |
| T65 | John Mallinger | USA | +14 | $16,514 | |
| T65 | Paul Casey | England | +14 | $16,514 | |
| T65 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +14 | $16,514 | |
| T65 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +14 | $16,514 | |
| T69 | D.A. Points | USA | +15 | $15,778 | |
| T69 | Derek Fathauer | USA | +15 | — | |
| T71 | Andrew Dresser | USA | +16 | $15,189 | |
| T71 | Andrew Svoboda | USA | +16 | $15,189 | |
| T71 | Woody Austin | USA | +16 | $15,189 | |
| T74 | Ian Leggatt | Canada | +17 | $14,306 | |
| T74 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +17 | $14,306 | |
| T74 | Justin Hicks | USA | +17 | $14,306 | |
| 77 | Ross McGowan | England | +19 | $13,718 | |
| T78 | Chris Kirk | USA | +20 | $13,276 | |
| T78 | Rich Beem | USA | +20 | $13,276 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Artemio Murakami | Philippines | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Collins | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Bryant | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bergstol | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Kortan | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Bubba Watson | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Beljan | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Devlin | Northern Ireland | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | David Hearn | Canada | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Brigman | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Fernando Figueroa | El Salvador | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Chaussard | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Wolstenholme | England | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Haas | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Choi | South Korea | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | J.B. Holmes | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Wilson | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Bors | +18 | $0 | ||
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Henderson | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Lamielle | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Johan Edfors | Sweden | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | John Ellis | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Turcott | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Cox | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Silva | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Tway | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Letzig | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Quagliano | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Gilmore | USA | +25 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Dougherty | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Tomasulo | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Philippe Gasnier | Brazil | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Archer | England | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Rashell | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gaus | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Sterling | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean English | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Marino | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Levet | France | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Bertoni | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Yohann Benson | Canada | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +8 | $0 |
U.S. Open winner's share over time
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2008 U.S. Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Championship get?
Tiger Woods won $1,350,000 from a $7,000,000 purse.
What was the 2008 U.S. Open Championship purse?
$7,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2008 U.S. Open Championship?
The smallest check was $13,276, to Rich Beem (T78).
How many players made the cut at the 2008 U.S. Open Championship?
79 players made the cut and finished, and 77 players missed it.